Dr. Frank N. Allan, internationally known physician in the field of diabetes, died on July 12, 1977. Born in Proton, Ontario, December 26, 1899, he graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1922 and, in 1928, received the higher-thesis degree of M.D. cum laude. His thesis was on carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes and won the Starr Silver Medal. Dr. Allan was a senior medical student when 14-year-old Leonard Thompson was admitted to his ward. Leonard was the first patient ever to receive insulin for diabetes. Thus began a lifelong dedication to the study and treatment of this . . .